Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
06 September 2005


Immediate Release                                               6 September 2005

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 6 September 2005 by Man Financial Limited that they
have an interest in 8,134,300 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 6.33 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the
Company.

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                        Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                                      Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse


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